Key facts
- Russia has imposed temporary restrictions in two districts bordering Estonia, limiting nighttime movement, access to parts of the Narva River, hunting, and the carrying of firearms.
- The restrictions, introduced by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), are in force from Sept. 16 to Sept. 26 in the Kingisepp and Slantsy districts of Leningrad Oblast.
- Russia states the measures are aimed at strengthening border security and preventing violations of border and migration rules.
- Russian jet-powered drones struck Kyiv on the evening of Sept. 22, injuring at least eight people.
- Ukrainian forces struck two major Russian oil refineries in Ufa and Samara on Sept. 21 and overnight into Sept. 22.
- Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said on Sept. 22 that it had foiled an alleged Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)-linked plot to assassinate a former Ukrainian serviceman.
Russia has imposed temporary restrictions in two districts bordering Estonia, limiting nighttime movement, access to parts of the Narva River, hunting, and the carrying of firearms in the border zone. The measures, introduced by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), are in force from Sept. 16 to Sept. 26 in the Kingisepp and Slantsy districts of Leningrad Oblast.
These restrictions come amid growing security concerns in the Baltic region, with NATO officials warning about Russian drone incursions and other hybrid threats. Russia states the measures are aimed at strengthening border security and preventing violations of border and migration rules. The move also coincides with discussions about a possible new wave of mobilization in Russia, which could prompt more Russian men to attempt to leave the country through remaining land borders, including Estonia.
Estonian authorities are monitoring the situation and do not see an immediate threat, but acknowledge the restrictions could be linked to a new mobilization. Finland has kept its entire land border with Russia closed since December 2023 and proposed extending its Border Security Act until the end of 2028.
In other developments, Russian jet-powered drones struck Kyiv on the evening of Sept. 22, injuring at least eight people and hitting sites across several districts. Local authorities reported damage to fuel storage tanks and a non-residential building. This follows recent waves of drone attacks on the capital.